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May 11, 2059 Total Solar Eclipse

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What the Eclipse Will Look Like near the Maximum Point

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Where to See the Eclipse

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: South/East North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 78.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 11 at 16:43:55May 11 at 12:43:55 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMay 11 at 17:47:57May 11 at 1:47:57 pm
Maximum EclipseMay 11 at 19:21:03May 11 at 3:21:03 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endMay 11 at 20:54:07May 11 at 4:54:07 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 11 at 21:58:12May 11 at 5:58:12 pm

* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. This eclipse isn't visible in Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on Apr 30, 2060

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Brazil
Total Solar Eclipse
2:01 pm PET5:58 pm AMT
Colombia
Total Solar Eclipse
1:57 pm COT5:57 pm VET
Ecuador
Total Solar Eclipse
12:22 pm GALT4:52 pm PET
Peru
Total Solar Eclipse
1:43 pm PET4:54 pm COT
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:03 pm AST5:43 pm AST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:56 pm 4:32 pm CLST
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:02 pm AST5:46 pm AST
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:43 pm ART5:33 pm BOT
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:39 pm AST5:51 pm AST
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:58 pm AST5:51 pm AST
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:10 pm CST3:31 pm CST
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:04 pm PET5:50 pm BOT
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:01 pm AST5:43 pm AST
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:42 pm AST5:52 pm AST
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:35 pm EST4:35 pm EST
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:11 am EAST4:36 pm PET
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am CKT8:26 am CKT
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:46 pm CST4:45 pm EST
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:38 pm CDT5:38 pm CDT
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:41 pm AST5:52 pm AST
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:00 pm AST5:48 pm AST
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:48 pm AST5:44 pm AST
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:01 pm CST3:36 pm CST
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:02 pm FKST5:19 pm FKST
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 pm GFT6:44 pm SRT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:48 am TAHT10:15 am GAMT
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:53 pm AST5:52 pm AST
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:00 pm AST5:47 pm AST
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:00 pm CST3:32 pm CST
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:42 pm GYT5:58 pm AMT
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:45 pm EDT5:43 pm EDT
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:04 pm CST3:40 pm CST
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:37 pm EST4:41 pm EST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am LINT8:10 am LINT
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:59 pm AST5:49 pm AST
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:57 pm CST4:29 pm EST
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:01 pm AST5:46 pm AST
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:03 pm CST3:43 pm CST
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 am NUT6:55 am NUT
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:02 pm EST4:51 pm COT
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:16 pm ART5:38 pm BOT
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:52 am PST11:38 am PST
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:55 pm AST5:44 pm AST
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:02 pm AST5:45 pm AST
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:57 pm AST5:50 pm AST
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:03 pm AST5:43 pm AST
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:54 pm AST5:52 pm AST
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:03 pm AST5:44 pm AST
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:03 pm AST5:44 pm AST
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:46 pm SRT5:57 pm GYT
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:53 pm EDT5:36 pm EDT
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm AST5:54 pm AST
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:58 pm EDT5:36 pm EDT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:44 pm CDT10:41 am SST
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:59 pm AST5:44 pm AST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:51 pm CDT5:19 pm EDT
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:17 pm UYT6:07 pm UYT
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:25 pm COT5:57 pm VET

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.)

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse814,000,0008.62%
At least 10% partial729,000,0007.72%
At least 20% partial607,000,0006.43%
At least 30% partial492,000,0005.21%
At least 40% partial404,000,0004.28%
At least 50% partial302,000,0003.20%
At least 60% partial179,000,0001.90%
At least 70% partial134,000,0001.43%
At least 80% partial59,700,0000.63%
At least 90% partial34,700,0000.37%
Totality or annularity2,250,0000.02%

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: May 27, 2059 — Partial Lunar Eclipse